Cornjum

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Cornjum
Location of Cornjum
Country Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Province Flag of Friesland Friesland
Population
 - Total c. 500

Coordinates: 53°15′N, 5°47′E Cornjum (West Frisian: Koarnjum) has about 500 inhabitants, and is located in the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel (province of Friesland), in the Netherlands. It's sited between Jelsum and Britsum. The old mansion Martenastate in Cornjum was demolished around 1900 and replaced by a small fantasy castle. Cornjum was served by a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1901 and closed to passengers in July 1936, it reopened to passengers in May 1940 and closed to passengers again in December 1940. The line finally closed in 1997.

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